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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱)

@delandjessica.bsky.social

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~ X/IG/🧵@delandjessica ~ YA Contemporary Fantasy #author ~ debut WAKE coming Spring 2027 from Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social ~ 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist ~ #nospice #cleanreads #writer ~ 💍mom of 4 ~ #LDS https://jessicadeland.net/

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

y'all know the drill by now:

~kidnapped ballerina
~panic disorder
~fantasy fugitives
~their leader's magic stuck in her
~forced to live w/ them
~spying for freedom
~forced proximity
~found family
~slow burn romance

blah blah etc like my book🙏

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 2d

My publisher is handling the book cover, unfortunately, so I have little say in it.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 2d

That's so kind! I've already sent over all the information they asked for, so now I'm just waiting to see what happens. Agree, lots of emotions going on 😅 Congrats on your character art!

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 2d

Just commissioned my first character art and I'M NOT OKAY!😱🫣

I've had these characters in my head for almost half my life, how can a stranger bring them to life the way I see them?

I know, I'm the problem 😅😅 I'm sure it'll be fine, but the anxiety is real

#WritingCommunity

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 6d

Wake Book 2 Progress: Got in 1100 words yesterday, which isn't bad given I haven't worked on it or written anything else new in almost eight months. Still aiming for at least 850 words a day.

In other news, working on commissioning my first character art 👀😁

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 7d

😂 That's always the hope, right?

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 7d

Setting a goal to write everyday in October/November, minus weekends. I know there's lots of October writing challenges, but I've decided to go it on my own

Hoping to finish the rough draft of Wake book 2 with at least 850 words a day. Wish me luck!

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#amwriting

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 10d

Mourning the passing of my spiritual leader today. He was a powerful voice for worldwide peace and unity, and he'll be sorely missed.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 12d

Who knew signing a contract wouldn't make the work magically go away, lol

Just finished a final review of my manuscript & submitted it to my publisher for edits 😬

Working on the rough draft of book 2

And finalizing research for my mythologyWIP

#amwriting
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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 14d

I'd requery them then, if I were you, letting them know they liked your pitch, which one it was, and that you queried them on whatever day it was. Worst they can do is ghost you again, right? And they did invite you to query them with the Like. Congrats, by the way! 🙌

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 14d

You're a fantastic human being, and I'm so glad you joined in!!! 🙌🙌🙌

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 14d

😂 Well, thank you! I threw this one up pretty late, and I was just participating because I love unhingedpit and not for industry likes or anything, so no worries, and thanks for supporting! Happy you enjoyed it. ☺️

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 14d

No, unfortunately you have to do it. They just ghost you if you're not a fit, basically. 😕 Sorry to hear about it, but CNRs happen to everyone, so don't sweat it.

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

My brain always feels so scrambled after a super fun pitch event. Like, what do you mean I have to go back to actually being productive? 😅😂

Thanks for all the laughs & support for #Unhingedpit! Y'all are mad geniuses, & I hope to read all your books someday!

#WritingCommunity

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

What's more unhinged than doing more than 3 posts? 😏

WAKE, a wildly reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST retelling featuring a hate-hate relationship with:

~pointless fights
~bickering
~name calling
~& this kind of energy

You're welcome, world 😈

#Unhingedpit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

How to win over a girl:

1. Kidnap her

2. Torture her

3. Force her to live with you

4. Take away her hopes & dreams

5. Accidentally throw things at her when she surprises you

6. Freak out if she touches you

7. Give her the silent treatment

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 ESCAPED FUGITIVES ALERT 🚨

3 high-risk fugitives vanished from Agency prison without a trace

When: unknown

All very powerful & dangerous

If you think you see something, DO NOT ENGAGE. Report to your local Agency representative immediately

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

Fake wanted poster for #Unhingedpit. Top reads "Wanted" with an image of the head and shoulders of a malicious-eyed man with bat wings and a barbed tail holding a copper vial in a hand with a bound palm and forearm. Below reads, "Kinito-inato, psychotic and malicious, disposed to drastic shifts in mood, expert in ice and gravity magic." Bottom reads, "Approach with extreme caution, If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact your nearest Agency outpost."

Fake wanted poster for #Unhingedpit. Top reads "Wanted" with an image of the head and shoulders of a sad-eyed man wearing a face mask and an eye patch over his right eye in a button-up shirt with a metal-studded chest and his long slate hair covering his right eye. Below reads, "Altis-iacus, mild-mannered but powerful, drawn to reading and sculpting, expert in earth and mental magics." Bottom reads, "Approach with caution, If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact your nearest Agency outpost."

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

Missing: Rikma Nadia, aspiring professional ballerina

18 years old, 5'8", 110 lbs
long auburn hair, periwinkle eyes

Last seen with Wolf:
18 years old, 6'1", gray eyes, hair white with black & gray mottling, pushy & smirky

Contact Nick Slater with information

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, I figured everyone could relate, lol.

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

WAKE coming Spring 2027 through Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

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Shannon Monson - Author @scmonsonwriting.bsky.social · 15d

Sorry. Last, last #UnhingedPit post, promise. This is for a 2nd project, my WIP, Badgerblood 2.

Princess Bride X Sword of Shannara X Don Quixote...? (Maybe. But without singing and hair. Maybe. Okay, MOST POVs w/hair. 🧔)
#FingerDrawing #WIP #YA #F #OutlawMMC #AdventurousFMC

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 15d

WAKE coming Spring 2027 through Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social